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I’ve been drinking wine for years now. Red. My liquor drinking days were during my youth when the joy was in getting drunk and just feeling carefree. But in my trip to Mexico in 2017, I picked up acquaintance again with — what else? — tequila and mescal and was taught the proper way of […]

Just sharing the news about the results of the EU Peace Journalism Awards. although I wasn’t able to attend, I value this award. EU Delegation to the Philippines and Partners congratulate the winners of the EU Peace Journalism Awards The Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines together with its partners congratulated the winners […]

There are letters that touch the heart; letters you never expect. This one was an article written by an elementary school student in one of the writing workshops for the district press conference in Davao in 2008. The elementary and secondary press conference is an annual activity staged by the Department of Education for campus […]

We’re still underwater, from my collection of years ago. Since we’ve already tackled “connections”, here are some of those photos I most treasure because of the subjects’ seeming willingness to have their portraits taken. It’s a joy to establish such connection with creatures in the wild. Like crabby crabs… Of different kinds. All of them […]

Underwater critters make the best camouflage, and had it not for that strange feeling that something was watching you, this cuttlefish of Kaputian Beach in the Island Garden City of Samal would have gone unnoticed. It’s one of those times when you stop and stare, and stare again, before finally making eye contact, while cuttlefish […]

Bali souvenirs are a treat to the eyes. Suffice it to say, I felt so adult when I only indulged myself to several small Wayang kulit (shadow puppets made of goat skin), three pairs of Wayang golek (wooden puppet dolls), and one pair of Wayang klitik (puppets similar to Wayang kulit but are made of […]

“As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole animal by the contemplation of a single bone, so the observer who has thoroughly understood one link in a series of incidents should be able to accurately state all the other ones, both before and after.” — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle My Sunday musings on Sun.Star Davao, March […]

I love taking photos of children, but I never ask them to pose. The challenge is getting their sweetest smile, their frowns, their cries, and just about every expression of innocence before either the uneasiness or the rambunctiousness of being the subject of a photograph sets in. These are the children of Lapinig as they […]

Sorry, I missed updating my blog. I’ve been away where my only Internet connection should’ve been my old reliable Smartbro plug-it. Except that… this one pops up on the screen. Of course, I couldn’t report it since I don’t have any connection… like duh? So I waited offline until I was again connected and googled […]

Dick’s favorite victim-to-be Penelope Pitstop; Rufus Ruffcut on the Buzz Wagon; the Bullet Proof Bomb by The Ant Hill Mob (those cute little mosters called Clyde, Ding-a-Ling, Zippy, Rockets, Snozzy, Softy [yes, a mobster who doesn’t have the heart to be one]); Ring-a-Ding Convert-a-Car driven by Prof. Pat Pending, a vehicle that constantly changes shape and looked like some lab experiment; the Turbo Terrific driven by Peter Perfect, who was always trying to woo Penelope Pitstop; the Creepy Coupe driven by Gruesome Twosome (Big and Little Gruesome), their car looking like a haunted house; the Bouldermobile driven by the Slag Brothers named Rock and Gravel (these cavemen brothers powered their car by hitting their heads with clubs)…